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@wat @timbre Letters Patent No. 95,328, dated September 28, 1869.

- IMPROVEMENT IN COTTON AND HAY-PRESSES.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

To all whom it may concern:-

Beit known that I, JOSEPH K? Dnvrs, of Monticello, in the district of Fairfield, and State of South Carolina, have invented a new and improved Cotton and Hay-Press; and Ido hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the construction and operation of the same, refereneebeing had to the accompanying drawings, making a part of this spcification, in which- 1 Figure l is an end view, a portion of the wall having been broken away.v

Figure 2 is 'a top view.

Figure 3 is a perspective view, represent-ing the press-box open.

This invention relates to that class ofcotton and hay-presses in which the bale is formed at the top of vthe press, the platen beingf worked upward by means of two vertical screw-rods. Such presses must, of necessity, have doors through which to get into the upper end of the press-box, as well as a cover, which can be'removed whenv'occasonreqnires; and l 'f My invention consists in certain improvements in' the construction and fastening of the doois and cover, whereby they can be ino're advantageously operated than heretofore, for the purpose of securing a more-v economical construction of the press, and greater convenience in its operation.

In the drawings- A .A1 Az is the frame;

B, the' press-box;

C C, the screw-rods;

D D, the levers, by' which said rods are operated ;y and E, the platen. I

All these partsare eonstructedin the ordinary manner, and may be varied in form, size, orin any other respect, according to the judgment Of the builder or proprietor.

'lhe upper end of thepress-box is formed byitwo side-doors, M N, together with the cover=,0, as hereinafter set forth, my improvements relating entirely to these parts. The-.doors vM N are exactly alike,

each consisting of a lateral'piece, lm, or fn, covering the whole side, a horizontal bar, fm?, attached tothe part .m oen, and projecting slightly beyond, and two 'end pieces, m m, n* nl, covering half of each end of the box. And when the two doors are brought to a vertical position, the ends m1 u1 come together and close wup the tube.

to the cover by a staple and pin, fw, at one end, and

extending under the cross-beam A1 of' the frameat theirpther end,'as shown in iig. 2.

This cover lowers down upon the upper edges of the doors, so as to rest thereon.. The doors may, however, be opened or closed when the cover is down,'the upper` edges of the parts m1 yn1 being rounded, as seen at e e', so that the corners will not hit the 'cover and prevent them from working.

When'the box is closed up, and theplaten is tobe raised, to compress the lint, the two opposite doors M N are clamped together, by means of hookedirods, J

J, placed over the projecting ends of the parts mini,

vas seen in iig. 1. A

To prevent the ends lof the bars m2 n2 from wearing, and at the same time to prevent the rods J J from slipping or being forced ofi", through the outward pressure of the cotton, or by any other accident, I attach to the bars metallic` plates, I I, having a flange, i, at their outer ends. The rods are retained bythe flanges, thereby holdinglthe enddoors firmly in place.

The bars m2 n are arranged near the upper edge of the doors, so that the rods J J confine the end pieces m"n*neartheir'upper'edge, they 'bein'g kept from swinging out at the lower edge .by means ofthe crosspieces A vA2 of the frame.

l vThe operation of this press is simple and convenient. Itis generally arranged in the press-room, in such a manner that the.lower edges of the side-doors come about on a level with the iioor of the room, and when turned down,

rest in a nearly horizontal position upon it.

The platen is screwed down, the cover raised andv fastened up, and the doors opened, as shown in iig. 3. The press-box is then filled with lint, hay, or other material to be compressed, after which thedoors are raised and fastened by the rods J J, and the remaining portion of the box is then filled,- and the cover is lowered and fastened by the bars W W. The platen .is then vforced up, and the bale formed. .Lhe balecovering, binding-ropes, Sec., are, of course, employed in the usual manner. v

Having .thus described my invention,

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-f 1. The bars m2 n2, combined with the hooked rods J J, metallic plates I I, and end langesi t', inthe manner and for the purpose set forth.

2. lhe hinged cover O, in combination 4with the rcmovable bars NV WV, confined at one end, when in use, by the pins and staples w w, and at the other end by the cross-bar A1, substantially as andfor the object set forth.

To the above specication of my invention, I have signed my hand, this 14th dayof August, 1869.

JOSEPH' K. DAVIS.

Witnesses: GHAs. A. PETTIT,

SrO. Kardon. 

